2.1. Control Panel

Control Keys

The control panel keys are used to configure the printer.

☛ Settings made with these keys effect only the interface currently in use.

 

Key

 

Function

 

 

 

 

 

ON LINE

Switches the printer on-line and off-line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUE

1.Depending on the message being indicated, there are cases where operation will

 

 

 

continue after pressing the CONTINUE key. If such a message is displayed, opera-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion will be resumed after pressing this key. (See Table 5.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Used as the

key in the mode selection function.

 

 

 

 

 

STACK

1.Selects whether printed pages are delivered to the face-down, face-up tray, or

 

optional sorter/stacker (if installed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Lets you access the desired item or enter numeric values. In some of the control

 

 

 

 

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procedures, the (CONTINUE) and (FORM FEED) keys are used to enter or exit

 

the sub items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM FEED

1.Prints and feeds out one page.

 

 

 

2.Used as the

key in the mode selection function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abandons a printing job, resets numeric values, or cancels a setting procedure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANCEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXIT

1.When pressed during mode selection, terminates the setting and returns to the

 

 

 

5HDG\ condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Used to select the emulation, font, character code set; to read an memory card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

and others (See Section 2.3 and the last page in this manual.).

 

 

 

 

 

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1.Enables access to the desired item or entering of numeric values. In some of the

 

 

 

control procedures, the (CONTINUE) and (FORM FEED) keys are used to enter

 

 

 

 

 

 

or exit the sub items.

 

 

 

 

FEED

2.Selects the cassette feed or MP tray feed.

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

1.Finalizes numeric values and other selections.

 

 

 

2.Prints a page of status information on all interfaces together (The printer must

 

 

 

 

 

 

be on-line.).

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

☛Most of the panel functions can also be controlled by PRESCRIBE 2e commands or commands gen- erated by application software. The printer obeys the most recently received printer settings sent from the application software, or from the printer driver, which take priority over control panel set- tings.

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